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TOKYO-Vodafone Group, the largest mobile carrier in the world, announced in May it will acquire British Telecommunications’ (BT) entire stake in Japan Telecom Group (JT) for 652.3 billion yen (US$5.4 …

NEW DELHI, India-The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing a rapid growth of short message service (SMS), which is not only beginning to contribute significantly to operators’ revenues, but is also setting …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Wireless Communications Association has elected seven new members to its board of directors. They are: Jai P. Bhagat, chairman and chief executive officer of Air2Lan Inc; David B. …

For faltering fixed wireless carriers, April proved every bit as cruel as T.S. Eliot decried in The Waste Land. Eliot, it turns out, was as much a prophet as he …

The future of third-generation networks took a hit last week following NTT DoCoMo’s announcement that it was suspending the introduction of its highly touted 3G network in Japan from May …

A number of wireless carriers released surprising first-quarter financial results last week showing stronger than expected customer additions despite continued uncertainty in the U.S. economy. “In fact, based on the …

Shunichiro Mishima, vice president of business development for NTT DoCoMo USA Inc., said the Japanese parent company would convert its 16-percent ownership of AT&T Wireless Group into tracking stock of …

WASHINGTON-The nation’s growing driver-distraction problem has taken on new urgency as a result of a deadly traffic accident in Las Vegas allegedly caused by woman speeding and talking on her …

Wideband CDMA and cdma2000 are not only migrating to the future, but also to the battleground. Both technologies will hoist their banners as they deploy their strengths and shield their …

NEW YORK-Rogers Wireless Inc., Toronto, has raised $400 million through a 10-year issue of senior secured notes, which it will use to finance the costs it anticipates through 2003 for …

WASHINGTON-Congress, watching dazzling new technological and marketing advances driven by the Internet and its uncertain migration to wireless devices, has been dragged into high-stakes controversy over whether business methods patents …

As the apparent economic slowdown continues to shake up Wall Street and dislodge stocks, many in the wireless industry are holding their breath to see whether the situation is grave …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp said it will issue 1.176 shares of AT&T Wireless Group tracking stock in exchange for each share of AT&T common stock tendered and not withdrawn, representing a …

NEW YORK-Not surprisingly, the number and size of mergers and acquisitions for which a dollar value was made public declined markedly in all industries when compared to the same period …

Players throughout the wireless industry are waiting for the Federal Communication Commission to determine the fate of the current spectrum-cap rules. If the caps are kept in place-an idea favored …

The federal government recently has been looking at freeing up spectrum in the 1710-1850 MHz band, currently being used by the Department of Defense, and the 2500-2690 MHz band, which …

The big names walked into the building just as Elvis decided to leave. In spite of recent gloomy economic signals, Sony Electronics Inc., Panasonic Telecommunications Systems Co., Cisco Systems Inc. …

WASHINGTON-A public-safety initiative to bring all those involved in enhanced 911 implementation together got off to a rocky start last week when many of the largest carriers said they had …

WASHINGTON-The law firm of Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos, which earlier this year took control of an $800 million mobile phone-brain cancer lawsuit, has joined forces with attorneys in a …

NEW YORK-As it gears up to export i-mode to the United States as part of its alliance with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., NTT DoCoMo recently has established an American subsidiary …

NEW YORK-Although Sprint PCS announced earlier this year its subscribers with smart phones had reached 1 million, “the number doesn’t mean anyone is using them and the smart phones are …

WASHINGTON-Fears about the timely deployment of enhanced 911 Phase II service appear to be coming true even as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission expressed optimism that the Oct.1 …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has agreed to become the first carrier for Digital Angel, which expects to offer the first on-body gauge of vital signs transmitted wirelessly in real …

EDGE is dead. Long live EDGE. Depending on where they stand on the EDGE debate, some operators want EDGE born alive. Others think it should be left as merely an …

ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. reported it added 86,174 net customers during the first quarter of 2001, with net postpaid additions of 105,240 customers offsetting a 19,066 subscriber decline in its …